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How to Side-Hustle like a Pro in Africa
You are a pro at side-hustling, when your income from side-hustling becomes equivalent to or higher than your income from your main hustle. This is the dream which everyone aspires to achieve- the question is HOW? There’s a large disparity between the number of young people wanting to be their own bosses, and those who…
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The day I took a break from writing
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10 Unique Ways to Market Your Freelancing Skills
You probably didn’t sign up for this- marketing, that is, when you chose to go into freelancing. You were simply following your passion, treading along a path you were convinced would lead to your fulfillment. And it will, but only if you add marketing skills to the feathers already in your cap. However, sometimes it’s…
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Freelancing or a Regular Job: Which makes you happier?
The full time job here, refers of course, to the classic 9-5 job, or 8-4; if that’s how you work. It’s no news that in the knowledge economy in which we live, there are several multitalented individuals. The beauty is that not only is there an upsurge in the number of these multitalented individuals, but…
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How Do You Maintain a Freelance Portfolio that’s All Shades of Awesome?
Who else agrees with me that building a powerful online presence is of great importance to the freelancer? Don’t you? For a moment, I would try to convert you to my side of the fence. You could be a highly skilled freelancer and still not get noticed by clients, or get your work promoted as it ought…
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Blogging Essentials for Every Freelance Blogger
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5 Places to Get Good Freelance Jobs
Having more than enough jobs- so much that you are able to sift through them and choose the ones you would love to work on, while rejecting those which wouldn’t be best suited for you, seems like a luxury but is actually something that’s very possible. Ultimately, you cannot claim to be a seasoned freelancer…
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Freelancing doesn’t mean free. Treat your freelance business like a business
Having a great freelance business isn’t hinged on how talented you are, or your skills at doing whatever you do as a freelancer. Mostly. Truly, it becomes a dilemma when a talented writer makes only a minute sum of money from freelancing. Sad, right? However, someone who is probably less skilled is making a lot…
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Here’s How to Earn More Money While Freelancing
Look around. There is always a disparity between the amount of money which people make, in different disciplines and all around the globe- and while doing the same thing, or while pursuing the same or a similar career path. While some would attribute this to luck, or to hard work maybe, in freelancing, there are…
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Three Clients to Say No To (Without any lingering regrets).
